Jean-Paul Delevoye (born 22 January 1947) is a French politician.

Political career

After having worked in the

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, he began his political career as a village councilman in 1974. Since 1982, he is the mayor of

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, a small town in northern France (except between 2002 and 2004). Between 1992 and 2002, he was president of the ''French mayors association'' and a

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of the

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département, before being promoted to Minister of the Civil Service. After two years in the French government, he is appointed as the Mediator of the French Republic (''Médiateur de la République''), his term of office ending in 2010. From 2010 to 2015, Delevoye is the head of the

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. Since 14 September 2017, he was High commissioner in charge of the French pension system reform,. On 3 September 2019, he became delegate minister in charge of the pension reform, under supervision of

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, minister for Solidarity and Health in the Philippe government. It was revealed by the ''

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'' in December 2019, then by ''

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'' and ''

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'', that he forgot to indicate to the HATVP several functions he had in various organisms, some of them paid and illegal under the

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, and including some which could be in

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with his role in the government. On 19 December 2019, the HATVP informed the

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which began a formal investigation. Under pressure, he resigned from his government position on 16 December 2019.

References

External links

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Brief presentation of Jean-Paul Delevoye on the French Senate website

The French mayors association official website

The Mediator of the French Republic official website
1947 births Living people French Ministers of Civil Service Ombudsmen in France People from Pas-de-Calais Union for a Popular Movement politicians La République En Marche! politicians Senators of Pas-de-Calais Politicians from Hauts-de-France {{France-politician-UMP-stub